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== Web / Tech == | == Web / Tech == | ||
| + | * The Viral Loop - Adam L. Penenberg | ||
| + | * Rework - 37 Signals folks | ||
| + | * Marketing in the age of Google - Vanessa Fox | ||
* Crush It - Gary Vaynerchuk | * Crush It - Gary Vaynerchuk | ||
* Inbound Marketing - Brian Halligan, Dharmesh Shah | * Inbound Marketing - Brian Halligan, Dharmesh Shah | ||
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== How the Mind Works == | == How the Mind Works == | ||
| + | * Mindsight - Dan Siegel | ||
| + | * Linchpin - Seth Godin | ||
| + | * Drive - Daniel Pink | ||
| + | * The Three Laws of Performance - Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan | ||
* Switch - Dan and Chip Heath | * Switch - Dan and Chip Heath | ||
* Fooled by Randomness - Nassim Nicholas Taleb | * Fooled by Randomness - Nassim Nicholas Taleb | ||
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* Mind Wide Open - [[StevenBerlinJohnson.com|Steve Johnson]] | * Mind Wide Open - [[StevenBerlinJohnson.com|Steve Johnson]] | ||
* Blink - Malcolm Gladwell | * Blink - Malcolm Gladwell | ||
| + | * Emotional Intelligence - Dan Goleman | ||
== Operational Excellence == | == Operational Excellence == | ||
| + | * What got you here won't get you there - Marshall Goldsmith | ||
* Who - Geoff Smart and Randy Street | * Who - Geoff Smart and Randy Street | ||
* Who's got your back - Keith Ferrazzi | * Who's got your back - Keith Ferrazzi | ||
* Getting Things Done - David Allen | * Getting Things Done - David Allen | ||
* Mastering the Rockefeller Habits - [[Gazelles.com|Verne Harnish]] (The methods we use at AboutUs) | * Mastering the Rockefeller Habits - [[Gazelles.com|Verne Harnish]] (The methods we use at AboutUs) | ||
| − | * | + | * [[JimCollins.com|Jim Collins]] |
| + | ** Built to Last | ||
| + | ** Good to Great - (a must read) | ||
| + | ** Great, by Choice | ||
* Inside Advantage - Robert Bloom | * Inside Advantage - Robert Bloom | ||
* Leadership and Self Deception - The Arbinger Institute | * Leadership and Self Deception - The Arbinger Institute | ||
* [[TableGroup.com|Pat Lencioni]] (short fable style books) | * [[TableGroup.com|Pat Lencioni]] (short fable style books) | ||
| + | ** Getting Naked (for service folks) | ||
** 5 Temptations of a CEO | ** 5 Temptations of a CEO | ||
** Death by Meeting | ** Death by Meeting | ||
** 5 Dysfunctions of a team (Best of the group) | ** 5 Dysfunctions of a team (Best of the group) | ||
| − | * | + | * Little Bets - Peter Sims |
== Economics == | == Economics == | ||
* [[FreakonomicsBook.com|Freakonomics]], Steven D. Levitt and [[StephenJDubner.com|Stephen J. Dubner]] | * [[FreakonomicsBook.com|Freakonomics]], Steven D. Levitt and [[StephenJDubner.com|Stephen J. Dubner]] | ||
* The World is Flat - [[ThomasLFriedman.com|Thomas Friedman]] | * The World is Flat - [[ThomasLFriedman.com|Thomas Friedman]] | ||
| + | * The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell | ||
| + | * Boomerang - Michael Lewis | ||
== Politics == | == Politics == | ||
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* Delivering Happiness - Tony Hsieh (Zappos guy) | * Delivering Happiness - Tony Hsieh (Zappos guy) | ||
* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0465028020/bookstorenow600-20 The Happiness Hypothesis] - Jonathan Haidt (super book) | * [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0465028020/bookstorenow600-20 The Happiness Hypothesis] - Jonathan Haidt (super book) | ||
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== Self Help == | == Self Help == | ||
| + | * Unleashing the Soul of Money - Lynne Twist | ||
* The Power of Now - Eckhard Towle | * The Power of Now - Eckhard Towle | ||
== Fiction == | == Fiction == | ||
| + | * The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss | ||
| + | * Disgrace - J.M. Coetzee | ||
| + | * First Kyu - Sung-Hwa Hong | ||
| + | * The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho | ||
| + | * The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga | ||
| + | * The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon) | ||
* A Case of Exploding Mangoes - Mohammed Hanif | * A Case of Exploding Mangoes - Mohammed Hanif | ||
* [http://www.amazon.com/Other-Rooms-Wonders/dp/0393068005/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254176618&sr=1-1 In other rooms other wonders] - Daniyal Mueenuddin (Great perspective on Pakistan) | * [http://www.amazon.com/Other-Rooms-Wonders/dp/0393068005/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254176618&sr=1-1 In other rooms other wonders] - Daniyal Mueenuddin (Great perspective on Pakistan) | ||
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* Gates of Fire - Steven Pressfield | * Gates of Fire - Steven Pressfield | ||
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| − | * | + | * Parable of the Sower - Octavia Butler |
| − | + | * Daemon - Daniel Suarez | |
| − | + | * Freedom - Daniel Suarez | |
| − | * | + | * Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card |
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